He broke his vows for her, and a tycoon descended to earth for love.

Chapter 310 A whim

City A.

Xia Ran got up early today on a whim. She had been feeling a bit listless these past two days, so she decided to come and exercise.

She usually has a small social circle. Aside from occasionally going out for drinks with her colleagues from the police station, she spends most of her time swimming. She loves the feeling of being underwater, where she can leave all her worries behind. It's a world isolated from the outside world where she can indulge herself to her heart's content.

This is a VIP swimming pool, and there are very few people swimming here at this time. It is very quiet. Xia Ran crossed her legs, put her hands together, and slowly let her whole body sink into the water. She can usually hold her breath underwater for twenty minutes. Today she wants to try to break this record.

He sat in meditation underwater for a long time, but finally, unable to hold his breath any longer, Xia Ran exerted his strength, and his entire body emerged from the water.

With a splash, a slender woman, with a truly curvaceous figure, emerged from the water in a perfect pose. Xia Ran was still holding her cheeks in her hands, taking deep breaths. A man had appeared by the pool at some point. He raised his wrist to look at the expensive watch, and a slight smile appeared on his usually cool lips.

Twenty-two minutes. He hadn't expected this woman to be so skilled. He couldn't help but recall her soft, cherry-like lips; no wonder kissing her always felt so pleasurable. But how long had it been since he'd touched her body? Since their last argument, this woman had truly vanished from his life. She acted as if nothing had happened, still going to get off work and coming home every day, occasionally drinking and partying with colleagues. And him…

"Are you crazy?! Standing in the back is scary!"

As soon as Xia Ran turned around, she was startled by the black figure behind her. When she saw the man behind her, she angrily slapped her hand on the water, splashing water everywhere. Lu Fengcheng's clothes were naturally half wet as well. He subconsciously took two steps back, his thick eyebrows furrowed, "Damn it, what's wrong with you?"

Xia Ran looked at him with a mocking gaze, her eyes cold and clear. "Young Master Lu, you're the one who suddenly appears behind me and scares people, and you're saying I'm crazy? You're like a thief crying 'stop thief!'"

Lu Fengcheng crossed his arms and sneered, "What? The forensic doctor Xia deals with dead people every day, and he's still scared?"

"What's so scary about dead people? The scariest people are those who are better off dead than alive."

Lu Fengcheng sensed the hidden meaning in her words, and his expression darkened. "Are you cursing me to be a living dead?"

"I didn't say that, Young Master Lu. You have such a distinguished status, please don't take it personally!"

"Xia Ran, I think it's a real shame you're not a lawyer."

"So, Mr. Lu prefers me to be a lawyer?" Xia Ran tilted her head, looking at the man standing by the pool with a half-smile. Her brows were full of undisguised charm, making Lu Fengcheng, a man who rarely associates with women, somewhat unable to control himself. "If I really become a lawyer, Mr. Lu, you'd better watch out. You'll have to be more careful when you talk to me. Otherwise, I'll have to send lawyer's letters to your house every day."

Lu Fengcheng had witnessed firsthand how eloquent this woman was, but he always managed to win every time. Today, he was too lazy to argue with her. If Yan Hui hadn't personally instructed him, he wouldn't have bothered coming to this godforsaken place to find her.

"I didn't come here today to argue with you." He calmed himself down and subtly looked away. "Get up and come with me somewhere."

Xia Ran naturally wouldn't comply with him. She raised an eyebrow and said, "Young Master Lu, have you taken the wrong medicine today? When did we become so familiar? If I remember correctly, we've already severed all ties and have nothing to do with each other anymore. What gives you the right to point fingers at me now?"

Of the four, Lu Fengcheng was the most unpredictable. He was always one to keep his emotions hidden, and not just anyone could provoke him. But Xia Ran had that ability. Over the years, he couldn't even remember how many times he had lost control, all because of this woman he hated to the core!

"Woman, don't provoke me anymore, or you should know the consequences!" He reached up and adjusted the glasses on his nose, his voice suddenly becoming exceptionally gentle, his eyes like water, yet it sent a chill down Xia Ran's spine as she remained underwater.

She knew all too well that whenever this man looked at her like that and spoke to her in that tone, she would most likely be...

Her face turned unnatural for a moment, she bit her lip, but still couldn't help but snort, "Lu Fengcheng, if you're a man, don't threaten women, it's shameful!"

"Oh? Aren't I a man?" A hint of a smile flashed in Lu Fengcheng's eyes, but when he turned around, he was back to his usual aloof demeanor. "I thought you were the one who knew best whether I was a man or not."

"You! Shameless!" Sure enough, Xia Ran, who was still in the water, immediately turned red. How rare it was to see a forensic doctor who wouldn't even blink when holding a knife to a corpse looking so embarrassed and helpless?

Lu Fengcheng was suddenly overjoyed. He had almost forgotten this feeling over the past year. It turned out that all his joys and sorrows were ultimately because of one woman…

But he didn't have time to tease her anymore. Something big had happened in City B. His expression became serious. "I'm not here to tease you. Get up and change your clothes. We need to go to City B."

"What are you going to City B for?" Perhaps noticing his somewhat serious expression, Xia Ran, though unwilling to waste any more words with him, still instinctively replied.

"Isn't Ye Siyi your friend? She's in City B, and there's been a murder case there. Do you want to go?"

"What?" Xia Ran popped her body out of the water with a splash, looking at Lu Fengcheng hesitantly. "You're not lying to me, are you? Siyi is in City B?"

Didn't she disappear for five years? We hadn't heard from her at all before, and now she's in City B?

"Do you think I need to joke about something like this with you? Yan Hui told me about this. He couldn't contact you and it wasn't convenient for him to come directly, so he asked me to contact you. Ye Siyi had an accident in City B. She said herself that she hopes you can go and help her find out the truth."

Xia Ran didn't hesitate for a second this time. She climbed out of the water, picked up a towel from the stool next to her, roughly dried her wet hair, and said as she walked, "I'm going to change my clothes. I'll be right there."

Seeing that she was so eager to leave as soon as she heard that Ye Siyi had gotten into trouble, Lu Fengcheng suddenly felt a little uneasy.

If she were the one who got into trouble today, would she care about it just as much?

Through his glasses, a pair of sharp black eyes stared intently at her gracefully curved back. He didn't know what he was thinking, but those words just slipped out: "It's easy for me to take you there, but I have one condition: you have to spend the night with me."

He hasn't touched her for a year since she moved out. He's been thinking about finding other women, but he's always lost interest. He doesn't know what's wrong with him, why he can't live without her.

Xia Ran, who was walking ahead, paused and turned around. A charming smile graced her face, and her red lips parted slightly. But what she said made Lu Fengcheng grit his teeth in anger—

“Young Master Lu, I didn’t say I wanted you to take me there. It’s just City B, do you think I don’t know you? Besides, I remember you said you were tired of me and didn’t need me anymore. Why are you willing to do something like shooting yourself in the foot? Heh, but I’m not the kind of woman you can just call on and dismiss at will. Thank you for running errands today to tell me that Siyi is in trouble. You don’t need to worry about the rest.”

After she finished speaking, she turned and walked towards the dressing room, but the smile on her face vanished the instant she turned, her mind replaying the words he had said to her that day—

"Xia Ran, when did you become such a shrew? How could you treat Qin Qin like this? Didn't I tell you not to mess with her? She's two years younger than you, why can't you just be a little more accommodating? You even hit her, are you crazy?"

.........

"Do you think that just because you're living with me now, you'll be the only woman in my life, Lu Fengcheng's life? Let me tell you, I'm tired of you now, you can leave!"

.........

Men are such ridiculous and self-delusional people. They always act like they're the only ones who matter. You, Lu Fengcheng, are not indispensable to Xia Ran, and of course, I, Xia Ran, am not indispensable to you, Lu Fengcheng either!

She straightened her back, deliberately ignoring the burning gaze behind her. The feeling of being pricked made her even more determined to take each step.

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Xia Ran didn't linger for a moment. After leaving the swimming pool, she drove directly to City B. Because she had Ye Zhenghao's phone number, she contacted him on the way and got a general understanding of the situation. By the time she arrived in City B, it was already afternoon. Instead of going to the police station to see Siyi right away, she arranged to meet Ye Zhenghao at a construction site to check out the crime scene.

The navigation system guided her to the construction site. From a distance, she could see two cars parked at the entrance, with two tall, handsome men leaning against each car.

She got out of the car. Because of the heavy rain yesterday, the road at the construction site was particularly difficult to walk on. She carefully approached the gate, and Jiang Yanhui was the first person to greet her.

Dressed simply in a white shirt and black trousers, his complexion wasn't great due to several days of lack of rest, but it couldn't hide his outstanding charisma; even the simple colors accentuated his extraordinary charm. Xia Ran hadn't actually met him many times. Lu Fengcheng would occasionally invite her to dinners and gatherings with friends, but she always declined. She never expected to meet him in this way today. Looking at him face-to-face, he was even more handsome, making her blush and her heart race. The arrogant and domineering playboy air he had five years ago had faded; now, Jiang Yanhui possessed a mature charm honed by time.

Undeniably, any woman would be captivated by him, and this outstanding man had stayed by Siyi's side for so many years, so she couldn't help but look at him with new respect.